2014 Lusophony Games
| 3rd Lusophony Games—Goa 2014 | |
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| Host city | Goa |
| Nations participating | 12 |
| Events | 95 in 9 sports |
| Opening ceremony | (postponed to) 18 January 2014 |
| Closing ceremony | (postponed to) 29 January 2014 |
| Officially opened by | Pranab Mukherjee |
| Main venue | Fatorda Stadium |
| Website | Goa 2014 |
The 2014 Lusophony Games will be the 3rd edition of the Lusophony Games (Portuguese: 3.os Jogos da Lusofonia), a multi-sport event that represent athletes from Portuguese-speaking countries and territories. It will be held from 18–29 January 2014 in the Indian state of Goa.[1][2]
Brazil and Sri Lanka also put in bids to stage the event. Participating delegations will represent every Portuguese-speaking National Olympic Committee and other countries with historic ties to Portugal. The Chairman for these Games is Manohar Parrikar, the chief minister of Goa and the Chief Executive Officer is Keshav Chandra IAS, Secretary to the Government of Goa for Sports and Education. The Games were originally planned to be held in 2013, but was postponed and moved to the January 2014 dates.[2]
Participating countries
All ACOLOP and associated member countries are expected to participate in these Games:
- Associate members
Venues
List of 2014 Lusophony Games Venues
- Fatorda Stadium in Margão[3] - opening and closing ceremonies; first venue for football
- GMC Complex in Bambolim and Miramar Road in Panaji[4] – athletics
- Goa University in Taleigão[5] – basketball and volleyball
- Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco da Gama, Goa[6] – second venue for football
- Multi-purpose stadium (Coberta) in Peddem[7] – judo, taekwondo, table tennis, and wushu
- Miramar Beach in Panaji[8] - beach volleyball
Sports
For these Games, 97 events in 9 sports, will be contested for medals. Wushu makes its debut here. The majority of the sports here were contested at the first Lusophony Games in 2006, with the exception of Judo, which made its debut in 2009. However, futsal was dropped from these Games, after being contested in both 2006 and 2009.
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Calendar
| Opening ceremony | Event competitions | Event finals | Closing ceremony |
| January 2014 | 18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
28th Tue |
29th Wed |
Gold medals |
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 Athletics | 29 | 2 | 31 | ||||||||||
 Basketball | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
_pictogram.svg.png){kind=small} Beach volleyball | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Football | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
 Judo | 14 | 14 | |||||||||||
 Table tennis | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
 Taekwondo | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||
_pictogram.svg.png){kind=small} Volleyball | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
 Wushu | 30 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Total gold medals | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Cumulative Total | 97 | ||||||||||||
| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||
| January 2014 | 18th Sat |
19th Sun |
20th Mon |
21st Tue |
22nd Wed |
23rd Thu |
24th Fri |
25th Sat |
26th Sun |
27th Mon |
28th Tue |
29th Wed |
Gold medals |
Medal Table
Host nation
| 1 |  India | 37 | 27 | 28 | 92 |
| 2 |  Portugal | 18 | 20 | 12 | 50 |
| 3 |  Macau | 15 | 9 | 14 | 38 |
| 4 |  Sri Lanka | 7 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 |  Angola | 5 | 8 | 14 | 27 |
| 6 |  Mozambique | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 7 |  Brazil | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Cape Verde | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 |
| 10 |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  East Timor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 91 | 88 | 95 | 274 | |
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See also
References
- ↑ "Terceira edição será em Goa" (in Portuguese). O Público. 14 July 2009. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "It's Official: Lusofonia Games will be held in January 2014" (in English). The Goan. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ↑ Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Fatorda
- ↑ Athletics Stadium, Bambolim
- ↑ Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Goa University
- ↑ Tilak Maidan Stadium, Vasco
- ↑ Multipurpose Indoor Stadium, Peddem
- ↑ Miramar Beach, Panaji
- ↑ "2014 Lusofonia Games Schedule". Retrieved 2014-01-11.